THE COACH’S COACH

THE COACH’S COACH

GET TO KNOW ME BEYOND CIRCUS

I was always a mover, just a mover who still hadn’t found the movement style I was searching for. The curiosity that turned me onto tennis, dance, skiing, and even working at the CIA, are the same things that drew me to circus, and it has kept me in this field for over a decade.

In 2016, I left a successful career as an intelligence analyst to become an online coach and mentor for aerialists, pole dancers, and other artist-athletes just like you. Today I am a premier skill acquisition specialist for circus artists and pole dancers, from cirque du soleil professionals trying to stay healthy on tour to committed enthusiasts trying to fit in training between careers and kids. My coaching philosophy is rooted in the latest multidisciplinary research and looks at you as a whole-ass human with unique mindset, technical, strength, mobility, and creativity challenges.


ARTIST, PERFORMER, COACH, ATHLETE, ENTREPRENEUR

  • Past clients have been accepted into professional training programs at Ecole Nationale de Cirque, National Institute of Circus Arts, and New England Center for Circus Arts.
  • Holds a BA from University of Colorado at Boulder in political science; JD from Boston University; and MA from George Washington University in political management.
  • Has 1000+ hours of training in the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Methods®,, including specialized training on the Archway, on the Leg Extension Unit, and for dancers.
  • Has hosted aerial, handstand, and flexibility workshops and retreats across the US, Canada, Europe, and Mexico, including at American Circus Educators conferences.
  • Directed circus shows that won development residencies from the New England Center for Circus Arts, Fringe awards, and other honors.
  • Scaled an online circus business from $50k to $250k in three years without any outside backers or investors.

YES, I WORKED FOR THE CIA AND OTHER FUN FACTS

  •  Worked as a leadership analyst with THAT CIA for more than a decade. Hiked through mine fields in Africa and got kicked out of the Balkans.
  •  Lover of street jazz, alum of the Galen Hooks Method and Jacob Jonas the Company Digital Intensive, and former coach to competition dancers.
  •  Shares a domicile with a Scottish fold, a Scottish straight, a British shorthair, an Egyptian mau, and a rescue named Ossie Davis.
  •  Lives in the Willamette Valley in Oregon and loves pinot noir.